Meghan Markle just shocked the world when she took what many are interpreting as a shot at the Queen in her first speech since leaving the British royal family.

The U.K. Mirror reported that while speaking at the Girl Up 2020 Leadership Summit during a session called “The Time Is Now,” Meghan hit out at the treatment of “those in the corridors of power.” This raised the eyebrows of many, as it seemed like a clear attack on Queen Elizabeth, her husband Prince Harry’s grandmother.

“I want to share something with you,” Meghan said. “It’s that those in the halls and corridors and places of power, from lawmakers and world leaders to executives, all of those people, they depend on you more than you will ever depend on them. And here’s the thing: they know this.”

“They know that all of you, at a younger age than any modern comparison, are setting the tone for an equitable humanity. Not figuratively, literally,” she continued. “This is a humanity that desperately needs you. To push it, to push us, forcefully in a more inclusive, more just, and more empathetic direction.”

“To not only frame the debate, but be in charge of the debate—on racial justice, gender, climate change, mental health and wellbeing, on civic engagement, on public service, on so much more,” Meghan said. “That’s the work you’re already out there doing.”

Meghan gave the last speech of the day, speaking after other public figures like Michelle Obama. She also talked about the need to “drown out the noise” of negative voices and speak out “even when it makes others feel uneasy.”

This comes after Meghan and Harry stepped down as senior members of the British royal family. They then left the United Kingdom, briefly moving to Canada before relocating to Meghan’s hometown of Los Angeles, California. There, they have been living in the $18 million mansion of Hollywood mogul Tyler Perry while looking for a home of their own in the area.

Since leaving the U.K., Meghan and Harry have been critical of the royal family, recently hitting out at the Commonwealth for it’s “uncomfortable past.” Earlier this month, Harry said that the Commonwealth needs to follow others who have “acknowledged the past” and are “trying to right their wrongs,” while also admitting to having his own “unconscious bias.”

“When you look across the Commonwealth, there is no way that we can move forward unless we acknowledge the past,” Harry said. “So many people have done such an incredible job of acknowledging the past and trying to right those wrongs, but I think we all acknowledge there is so much more still to do.”

Meghan agreed with him, saying that it is time for a “reckoning” in which people should be putting their hands up to “own” their past wrongdoings.

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